Gary Waldon is the author of the book 'Sort Your Sh!t Out' and a transformational change specialist. Coming across his CV I remarked to myself that he has been doing career hopping before it was cool. Some of his previous jobs include: topless waiter, gym instructor, bank teller, teacher, lecturer, consultant and all around entrepreneur. Quite the list of areas and he is full of wisdom from the experiences gained across them!

In this conversation we start off with his book and some questions related to the self-help genre. Gary gives some great advice for learning how to introspect and take responsibility for your own problems. We then move onto the topic of sharing personal stories and experiences from one's own life (and potentially from friends/family) in a digital world. At the end I ask Gary some questions related to his career, sources of information, books and goals.

As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:

0:00 - Introduction

1:09 - Writing the book 'Sort Your Sh!t Out'

4:45 - Figuring out your problems

13:15 - Naming your 'Bob'

18:49 - The difference between 'shit' and 'stuff'

23:30 - Creating an alternative persona

26:48 - How to decide what to share online?

33:40 - Meta skills from career hopping before it was cool

41:09 - Which people do you let into your life?

47:56 - Referencing inside a book

53:06 - Gary's Mere Mortal Moment

54:20 - Books leading to implementable change

57:27 - Gary's working goal and associated challenge

1:00:35 - The ability to move on and adapt

1:03:22 - Where to find 'Sort Your Sh!t Out'

Sort Your Sh!t Out:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-waldon-aa000819

Weblink: https://www.sortyourshitoutbook.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sysobook/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sort-your-shit-out-112924396893518

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